ISWI Chapter 1011-1012 (Patreon)

Chapter 1011: The Wang Family's Nine Dragons!

After waiting nearly seventy years, An Miaoli had finally gotten her wish. She had returned to her usual cold and aloof demeanor.

An Yuyi lay enviously in her aunt's arms, gently stroking her belly. "Auntie, do you think it will happen? Will it be a little brother or a little sister?"

Hearing this, a touch of softness appeared in An Miaoli's cold eyes. "Since the seed has already been planted, there is no need to overthink it. Let everything follow fate."

An Miaoli was no longer anxious. There were still several years until Ye Chen broke through to immortality. In such a long time, they could try many more times and success would surely come. She might appear a bit proactive because of this, but it was all for the sake of having a child. She had a clear conscience. She believed Ye Chen would understand.

On Ye Chen's side, he had devoted a great deal of time to compensating Senior An. Now that he saw she was completely satisfied, he finally stood up, stretched lazily, and said in a relaxed tone, "Senior An, Yuyi, I will go into seclusion next to break through to the quasi-immortal realm!"

Although the two-and-a-half-year mark had not yet arrived, his trip to the Central Continent had brought successive improvements to his physique. These changes had indirectly accelerated the synchronization between his inner world and the black hole. Now they were perfectly aligned, and he could formally break through to the quasi-immortal realm.

Both An Miaoli and An Yuyi smiled upon hearing this, genuinely happy for Ye Chen. Ye Chen was already close to being unrivaled in the entire cultivation world. Once he reached the quasi-immortal realm, he would basically be able to sweep through everything. Obtaining the final strand of Immortal Qi had become almost inevitable.

Looking at Senior An, who now seemed to carry a maternal glow, Ye Chen smiled. "Senior An, there is no need to worry. It will be very quick… If it has not succeeded yet, I will put in even more effort!"

An Miaoli nodded gently, showing no shyness and remaining exceptionally calm. "Thank you for your help, Fellow Daoist Ye…"

Ye Chen smiled in response. He liked Senior An's calm and indifferent style the most. After thinking carefully, he realized it had been a long time since he had seen his eldest senior sister Yao Xi and his master. He was about to achieve the quasi-immortal realm, and immortality was not far away. It was time to bring them back to his side. Once this breakthrough was complete, he would go fetch them!

After making the decision, Ye Chen flew out of Senior An's cave abode.

Coincidentally, Holy Master Feng Baiyu arrived at that moment to inform him of the anomalies in the Ninth Realm. Immortal Qi would officially emerge in three years.

Upon hearing the news, Ye Chen felt even more satisfied. In three years, he would definitely become an immortal!

However, along with the good news, Holy Master Feng Baiyu brought another piece of information that left Ye Chen silent.

Rumors were spreading outside that he would not even spare an immortal corpse. The story was detailed and vivid, with every little particular described.

Listening to it made Ye Chen's fists harden.

Manjusaka had chosen that path herself, and the revived body being identical to the immortal corpse's origin was only because she had been too weak. What did that have to do with him? He had simply gone to save someone!

Ye Chen could tolerate many things, but this reputation of not even letting corpses go was something he truly could not endure. He immediately began explaining to the Holy Master.

However, although Feng Baiyu nodded with an agreeing expression, the complicated look on his face made it hard for Ye Chen to believe the man truly accepted his explanation rather than simply humoring him.

For the first time, Ye Chen felt a sense of powerlessness. Rumors were truly terrifying. Even if he was unrivaled, he still could not stop people's mouths. Fortunately, he would soon enter the immortal realm. Once there, everything would be a fresh start. No one would know about the past. He had to become an immortal. He must become an immortal!

Clenching his fists, Ye Chen stormed into his cave abode with a rumble.

…

In the immortal realm.

The once-prosperous Wang Family, a long-lived aristocratic clan, no longer held its former glory. In the past, the Wang Family had been an Immortal King clan with an Immortal King in residence. Its nine sons all carried Immortal King bloodlines. Each one was like a dragon—terrifying and unmatched.

The eldest of the nine sons and his Dao companion had given birth to a daughter named Wang Xuanji, whose talent was even more astonishing. Not only did she possess complete Immortal King blood, but she also had the legendary Immortal Spiritual Root. It had simply remained hidden and undiscovered.

But the Wang Family's Immortal King ancestor had once betrayed the Heavenly Emperor. After taking a punch, the power of reincarnation had latched onto him and could not be removed. He had endured it for thirty thousand years before finally falling.

After the Wang Family's Immortal King ancestor perished, Wang Xuanji's concealed talent was calculated and exposed—she possessed the Immortal Spiritual Root.

An Immortal Spiritual Root basically meant that as long as she grew up, she would definitely become an Immortal King. Someone then found an opportunity to strike in secret and dug it out.

After extracting the Immortal Spiritual Root, the hidden party had even wanted to completely shake Wang Xuanji to death. But the Wang Family's Nine Dragons arrived in time and forced the assailant to retreat.

Even so, with her immortal root dug out, Wang Xuanji's cultivation had been nearly destroyed. She had fallen straight to the peak of the quasi-immortal realm. Without a spiritual root, she could no longer bear Immortal Qi. There was no longer any possibility of cultivating back to immortality.

Dark clouds hung over the Wang Family. The fall of their Immortal King ancestor had already left them vulnerable on all sides, forcing them to give up countless benefits just to barely hold onto their core territory. Now their most important next-generation descendant had been secretly plotted against and almost crippled. The future of the Wang Family looked bleak and hopeless.

However, in the core area of the Wang Family, the Nine Dragons each radiated dragon-like auras, with Immortal Qi soaring into the sky around them. Their eyes were exceptionally cold and sharp, as if they could sweep away everything in the world.

"Xuanji, you need not worry… Our Wang Family's Soul-Quelling Decree is a top-tier primordial spirit Immortal King scripture, nearly approaching the dao! Before our ancestor passed, he deduced that in the lower cultivation world, there exists a young World Tree sapling!

"As long as you obtain it, nurture it to maturity, and plant it into your body, its effects will be comparable to an Immortal Spiritual Root… With the World Tree's support, you will be no weaker than before. Your crippled cultivation will also quickly return to its peak…

"At that time, you only need to hide within the clan. With the immortal formation left by our ancestor protecting you, no one will be able to calculate any information about you. Once you become an Immortal King, our Wang Family will naturally rise again. As for the one who struck in secret, we will make them pay with blood and fire!"

"Moreover, the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths side wants to migrate their entire clan in the future. They will need the support of an Immortal King. Otherwise, their previous promises will be nothing but empty words! Whether our Wang Family can continue depends entirely on you!"

The eldest of the Wang Family's Nine Dragons spoke seriously to his daughter.

In the center, a graceful figure sat cross-legged. The woman wore a green long dress. An aura of unparalleled majesty radiated from her flawless face, and her entire being carried an indescribable will of invincibility.

As for her appearance and figure, they were already difficult to describe with words. One could even say that on this woman, appearance and figure no longer mattered. Even though her face was currently pale, she still inspired fear in others.

The woman slowly opened her eyes and looked at her father and eight uncles, nodding calmly. "Father and uncles, rest assured… This time, having expended so many opportunities to pierce the barrier and descend to the lower realm, I will definitely not disappoint the clan. In the future, I will become an Immortal King, or even higher. I will make our Wang Family stand tall and eternal, untouched by the destruction of the world…"

Chapter 1012: The True Body of the Eldest Senior Brother Emerges!

The nine members of the Wang Family showed varied expressions. But soon, all of them revealed firm resolve. The imprint left by the Heavenly Emperor was about to dissipate. The next invasion from the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths was imminent.

In the previous great war, more than half of the top existences in the immortal realm had died or been injured. The Heavenly Emperor had struck out and never returned.

Although no one dared to claim that the Heavenly Emperor had truly fallen, after disappearing for hundreds of thousands of years, many had already reached their own conclusions. The immortal realm could not hold on any longer.

Under such circumstances, only by making contributions and obtaining a quota to join the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths could their family continue its legacy. Otherwise, they would perish together with the immortal realm. Even if they wanted to work for the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, not just anyone qualified. A family without an Immortal King did not even have the right to act as a dog.

In this situation, the Wang Family could only go all in and place all their hopes on Wang Xuanji. The Jianmu Tree had been severed, making descent to the lower realm nearly impossible. If not for the backup plan left by their ancestor, it would have been completely unfeasible.

Even so, the resources, divine materials, and immortal crystals consumed were unimaginable. Even a former Immortal King family like the Wangs had been severely wounded by the cost.

Moreover, only beings below the true immortal realm could reverse-cross the boundary. Wang Xuanji was almost the only one who met the conditions.

However, they had little worry about whether Wang Xuanji could achieve her goal after descending. Even with her immortal root dug out, she still carried the true blood of an Immortal King. She also cultivated their family's Immortal King scripture—the Soul-Quelling Decree.

Her primordial spirit was unrivaled. When she attacked, she could even ignore the enemy's physical body and directly slay their primordial spirit from afar. Even after descending, she would still be at the quasi-immortal realm.

But in the lower realm, an immortal physique was probably the limit, and a sacred spiritual root might not even exist. Even if someone possessed the World Tree, it would be meaningless in the face of absolute strength. Wang Xuanji was destined to succeed.

Still, Wang Xuanji's father—the leader of the Wang Family's Nine Dragons—spoke seriously, "After you descend and become an immortal again, you must not bring anyone back to the immortal realm.

"Although cultivation in the lower realm is difficult, those who reach the peak of the quasi-immortal realm can still be considered outstanding talents in the immortal realm. There are quite a few monsters among them…

"After all, the Heavenly Emperor, the Devouring Female Immortal, the Moral Immortal King, and others all came from that world. So there is value in investing in some of them to have them work for our Wang Family.

"But if you bring them up, it will increase the chance of you being calculated. If the outside world learns that you obtained the World Tree, our Wang Family will likely face a direct siege!

"Besides, this is the final lifetime in the lower realm. Those who leave will receive the world's fate blessing. If you bring others into the immortal realm with you, they will share in that fate.

"The future of our Wang Family rests entirely on you alone, so there can be no mistakes! You must go alone and return alone!"

Wang Xuanji's father's voice was exceptionally solemn.

Wang Xuanji nodded seriously at once. "The future of our Wang Family needs no outsiders!"

Seeing her determined look, the nine men all smiled. They trusted Wang Xuanji completely. Once she obtained the World Tree, her cultivation would surely recover to its peak in an extremely short time. When she quietly became an Immortal King in the future, she would shock the entire immortal realm. The Wang Family would rise to greatness once more.

At the same time, the grand formation beneath their feet trembled lightly.

Everyone's eyes lit up.

"This means the heart of the World Tree is condensing the final strand of Immortal Qi… There will be a momentary gap during this process! Act now!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the nine men raised their hands as if evolving the heavens and earth. Behind their majestic physical bodies, true dragon qi rose soaring.

Nine dragons roared, circled, and merged into one. Their momentum reached its peak in an instant, inspiring extreme awe.

The formation left by their ancestor also began to rotate with a rumble. Countless immortal materials poured out from the nine men like waterfalls, supporting the revival of the formation. This continued for a full day and night.

Suddenly, a crack appeared within the formation. The crack was deep and dark, as if connecting to an unknown world.

"Xuanji, now is the time…"

Wang Xuanji's father shouted.

The moment he spoke, Wang Xuanji's graceful figure had already turned into a streak of light. In the narrowest margin of time, she slipped into the crack.

The next moment, the gap vanished. Not a trace of Wang Xuanji's aura remained.

The Wang Family's Nine Dragons slowly withdrew their auras. Looking at the formation that had returned to normal, they were all filled with confidence. They held great expectations for Wang Xuanji. As long as she successfully obtained the World Tree and returned, she would definitely become an Immortal King in the future!

The Wang Family would enter the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths. They would no longer need to fear the destruction of the world or the Five Decays. Under Wang Xuanji's protection, they would stand eternal. They might even become like some of the most prosperous families in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths—one clan with two Immortal Kings, or even three…

…

In the cultivation world. Deep within the cosmos.

On an ancient star, a palace hung high in the air, as if it had existed since time immemorial. Its grand doors had seemingly never been opened. From all directions, endless purple qi surged toward it.

The moment the purple qi entered the palace, the Dao Palace shook violently, and a vast immortal pressure swept outward. The doors that had never opened before slowly creaked apart.

A figure slowly walked out from within. The person who appeared wore a Daoist robe. If Ye Chen were here, he would definitely be moved. Because this person was Hua Yunfei.

Hua Yunfei stood there, endless purple qi swirling around him, with divine wheels flowing behind his back. Purple qi came from the east. He had an immortal bearing and Daoist bones, gentle and refined like warm jade.

A mild smile lingered in Hua Yunfei's eyes. "After three hundred years of bitter cultivation, I have finally reached the limit. It is time to come out of seclusion… You two, come back."

As Hua Yunfei spoke, two streaks of light flew back and merged into his body.

Hua Yunfei gazed toward the Heavenly Evolution Holy Land from afar and smiled. "Since Junior Brother has already gone into seclusion to break through to the quasi-immortal realm, I shall make a trip to the Ninth Realm and fight the Eight-Crowned King!

"When Junior Brother comes out of seclusion later, he can directly go and claim the Immortal Qi. As for me, I will simply follow Junior Brother into the immortal realm when the time comes!"

Hua Yunfei did not have any other means to enter the immortal realm. Instead, he recalled the punch Ye Chen had thrown earlier and felt that even if he competed with Ye Chen, his chances of winning were only sixty percent. That was too risky—practically no different from certain defeat.

In that case, it would be better to help his junior brother. He would go fight the Eight-Crowned King. Now that he had reached perfection in every aspect, he might not be able to defeat his junior brother, but dealing with the Eight-Crowned King should not be a problem.

Hua Yunfei trusted Ye Chen's character deeply. Just as he himself would definitely give Ye Chen a spot if he became an immortal, he believed that if Ye Chen became an immortal, he would not forget him. That was enough. Thus, Hua Yunfei smiled lightly and looked toward the Ninth Realm.

In the Ninth Realm, the Eight-Crowned King, who had been sitting with closed eyes, slowly opened them. It was as if he was gazing across space toward Hua Yunfei.

Soon after, the Eight-Crowned King raised an eyebrow and looked in another direction. For the first time, a trace of surprise appeared in his eyes. But it quickly turned into interest. "After a million years, the first person from the immortal realm has finally arrived!"